Intaglio
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈtæl.jəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Intaglio is a noun meaning A design or piece of art which is engraved or etched into something.
Meaning
A design or piece of art which is engraved or etched into something.
More Meanings
- (printing) Any printing method in which the ink is laid upon the sunken parts of the printing form.
- To engrave or etch using intaglio.
Example Sentences
On a wooden pub sign daringly taken, one daylight raid, by a drunken Bartley Gobbitch, across which still survives in intaglio the legend SNIPE AND SHAFT, Teddy Bloat is mincing bananas with a great isosceles knife.
Word Forms
- intagli
- intaglios
- intaglioes
- intaglii
- intaglioing
- intaglioed
Synonyms for intaglio
Depending on context, synonyms include diaglyph.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include diaglyph, printmaking, cornelian, carnelian, sard, imprint.
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